The crossing vaults of the Oude Kerk in Delft

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What to do · Delft

Oude Kerk, Vermeer's tomb

Visit · 45 min · The old church with the leaning tower, beside the canal, where Johannes Vermeer is buried. Included in the combined ticket.

InformationFrom €10 per adult, the two churches

From: €10 per adult, the two churches
Duration: 45 min
Season: All year, Monday to Saturday
Who it's for: All ages

The Oude Kerk, the old church, looks out over the Oude Delft canal with a tower that visibly leans towards the water. Buried here are the painter Johannes Vermeer, the naturalist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, a pioneer of the microscope, and the admiral Piet Hein. It is plainer and quieter than the Nieuwe Kerk, five minutes away on foot, and is seen with the same combined ticket. It is open Monday to Saturday with the same hours.

As a family

Directions See all of Delft

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The café terrace beside the Oude Delft canal with the Oude Kerk tower in the background

Stads-Koffyhuis

Café · Delft · €€€€

What to order: a hot broodje from the menu and, for dessert, cake with coffee on the terrace.

A laid table beside the wall with Delft blue pottery plates

Spijshuis de Dis

Restaurant · Delft · €€€€

What to order: the mussels in season and, at the end, a glass of its cinnamon liqueur.

To stay nearby

A room with blue-striped wallpaper and a window onto the canal

Bridges House Hotel

Oude Delft 74 · Jan Steen's family home · Buffet breakfast

Why we like it: A small hotel in a 17th-century canal house on the Oude Delft, the home of the painter Jan Steen's family, with a buffet breakfast with live cooking.

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A themed room with a fabric canopy and tropical paintings

Hotel de Plataan

Doelenplein 10 · Themed and family rooms · Gaia restaurant

Why we like it: A three-star family hotel in the centre of Delft, with themed rooms, family rooms and the restaurant Gaia, a few minutes on foot from the Markt.

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A room with an exposed brick wall and an old window

Hotel Arsenaal Delft

Korte Geer 1 · Former arsenal · De Wapenkamer gastrobar

Why we like it: 66 boutique-style rooms in Delft's former arsenal, beside the canal, with the gastrobar De Wapenkamer. Part of the WestCord chain.

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Useful services

Delft stationAbout an hour by train from Amsterdam Centraal; ten minutes on foot to the Markt. Frequent trains to The Hague and Rotterdam.

More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

The Markt in Delft with the Nieuwe Kerk in the background

Day itinerary Delft: tower, Vermeer and canals Delft · 6 stops

Itinerary · 1 night One Night in Delft, an Hour by Train from Amsterdam Delft · 9 stops

From €10 per adult, the two churches
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